△ A B C is a right triangle at B , with A B = 2 0 and B C = 1 0 . △ B C P is right triangle at P , with B C = 1 0 , B P = 6 , and C P = 8 . Find the area of △ A C P .
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Let ∠ P B C = θ and ∠ P C B = β , then
∠ P B A = ∠ A B C − ∠ P B C = 9 0 ∘ − θ = β
So ∠ P A B = θ and △ A P B is a right triangle.
cos θ = 2 0 A P = 1 0 6
A P = 1 2
The area of the shaded region colored blue is 2 1 [ 2 0 × 1 0 − 8 × 6 − 6 × 1 2 ] = 4 0
s i n ( ∠ P B A ) = 1 0 6
Then the area is simply ,
2 1 ∗ 2 0 ∗ 1 0 − 2 1 ∗ 8 ∗ 1 0 − 2 1 ∗ 6 ∗ 2 0 ∗ 1 0 6 = 4 0
∣ A C ∣ = 2 0 2 + 1 0 2 = 1 0 5 .
tan ∠ A C B = 2 , tan ∠ P C B = 4 3 ⟹ tan ∠ A C P = 1 + 2 3 2 − 4 3 = 2 1 ⟹ sin ∠ A C P = 5 1 .
So, area of △ A C P = 2 1 × ∣ A C ∣ × ∣ P C ∣ × sin ∠ A C P = 2 1 × 1 0 5 × 8 × 5 1 = 4 0 .
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The area of △ A C P is given by:
[ A C P ] = [ A B C ] − [ B C P ] − [ A B P ] = 2 2 0 × 1 0 − 2 6 × 8 − 2 1 × A B × B P sin ∠ A B P = 1 0 0 − 2 4 − 2 2 0 × 6 × 0 . 6 = 1 0 0 − 2 4 − 3 6 = 4 0 Note that ∠ A B P = ∠ B C P and sin ∠ B C P = 1 0 6